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From wire reports • Wednesday July 30, 2014 6:48 AM

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — A woman whose former boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her on
fire died early yesterday after two days in the hospital, authorities in Alabama said.

Deborah Diane Prater, 49, had recently ended a three-year relationship with Michael Kennedy, 48,
when police say he came to her house near Birmingham early Sunday and argued with her before
setting her ablaze. She died just after midnight yesterday, a Jefferson County sheriff’s office
spokesman said.

Kennedy, who remains in jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond, has a criminal record that includes
robbery and assault arrests.